VAT taxes domestic consumption. Since it would be too complicated to settle each consumption of each citizen directly with the state, the tax is collected from companies. They, in turn, pass on the VAT to consumers by including the tax in the price or on the invoice.
The VAT can be reclaimed if it concerns services that are used for the own company (such as expenses or supplier invoices). This is the so-called input tax. VAT can also be reclaimed on services purchased abroad.
Yokoy's AI model automatically detects VAT on receipts and invoices, validates them and prepares the accounting journal for correct accounting and VAT reclaim. Yokoy sends all relevant VAT data to our customers' ERP system to ensure recovery. For all VAT that cannot be reclaimed directly for legal reasons (e.g. no tax registration in the respective countries), Yokoy offers standard integrations together with partners. Through these, the data is sent to third-party providers who handle the reclaim for the end customer.
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“Reclaiming VAT is also worthwhile for startups. For example, Yokoy was able to reclaim over CHF 10,000 in 2020! For many of our customers, Yokoy makes it possible to completely amortize the costs of the software already through the VAT reclaim.”
Thomas Inhelder, CFO Yokoy
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